05-24-2004, 21:03
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Re: Re: Makkiali, a delightful substitute for 'yard wine.
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Yard Wine was NOT DELICIOUS !!! Unless you were already half-trashed !!
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Thanks, Martin. I guess I'll have to start with a bottle of something else first. 
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05-24-2004, 21:22
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What was the shit we drank, that would make you blind (temporarily), wasn't that local beer? Bam Ni Ba, maybe.
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05-25-2004, 07:41
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Re: Re: Makkiali, a delightful substitute for 'yard wine.
[QUOTE] Originally posted by Ambush Master
Notice all of the "Brass Bracelets" that he wore, even in the Westerns ?? Those were Montagnard "Ceremonial Ricewine Bracelets". When you went to one of these "Ceremonies", you would sometimes adopt the "Native Dress" ie. Loincloth, and then proceed to drink the wine !!
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And, the Yards expected you to wear the braclets all the time or it was an offense to the village chief. This became a challenge after you started to accumulate them from each of the villages in the AO. As we had seven we accumulated seven bracelets. Fortunately they all looked the same so on operations we would remove all but one so we didn't sound like a heard of cows wandering around lost in the rain forest. They also had a ceremony we went thru that protected us from the lightning god. The conculsion of that ceremony was a beaded necklace that remained on for the duration of the tour because not only did you not want to offend the particular chief that presented it to you but you sure as hell did not want to tick off their most powerful diety. So on one hand they made you a lightning rod with the bracelets but provided you protection around your neck with a necklace. 
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05-25-2004, 08:35
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What was the shit we drank, that would make you blind (temporarily), wasn't that local beer? Bam Ni Ba, maybe.
Terry
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BA-MUOI-BA - Vietnamese for "33" Beer, also known as Tiger Piss. I heard that it sometimes contained formaldehide to keep it from going "BAD" !!!
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05-25-2004, 09:18
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The pretty bottles of rice wine. That's my balding head on the left. 
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05-25-2004, 11:44
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Re: Re: Re: Makkiali, a delightful substitute for 'yard wine.
[QUOTE] Originally posted by Jack Moroney
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Originally posted by Ambush Master
Notice all of the "Brass Bracelets" that he wore, even in the Westerns ?? Those were Montagnard "Ceremonial Ricewine Bracelets". When you went to one of these "Ceremonies", you would sometimes adopt the "Native Dress" ie. Loincloth, and then proceed to drink the wine !!
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And, the Yards expected you to wear the braclets all the time or it was an offense to the village chief. This became a challenge after you started to accumulate them from each of the villages in the AO. As we had seven we accumulated seven bracelets. Fortunately they all looked the same so on operations we would remove all but one so we didn't sound like a heard of cows wandering around lost in the rain forest. They also had a ceremony we went thru that protected us from the lightning god. The conculsion of that ceremony was a beaded necklace that remained on for the duration of the tour because not only did you not want to offend the particular chief that presented it to you but you sure as hell did not want to tick off their most powerful diety. So on one hand they made you a lightning rod with the bracelets but provided you protection around your neck with a necklace.
Jack Moroney
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Cool fucking story Mr. Moroney...
Very cool indeed....thanks...
All I ever got from Lao Lao was green shits 
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05-25-2004, 14:00
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The pretty bottles of rice wine. That's my balding head on the left.
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Nice pic:
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05-25-2004, 14:21
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Quote:
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The pretty bottles of rice wine. That's my balding head on the left
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Cool photo!
Amazing you have "memories" of it
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
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05-25-2004, 14:36
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The pretty bottles of rice wine. That's my balding head on the left.
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Great picture Mr. Dahling.
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05-25-2004, 17:56
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Agree, Great Picture Terry!
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